We have a new paper out in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Laure Gallien leads the project which uses open-access databases to...

I am excited to join the Global Biodiversity Information Facility in March as the new Executive Secretary. I am privileged to work with...

Earlier I wrote a blog comparing diversity of wattles (Acacia) between Queensland and New South Wales. I have now gone back and...

We had a new paper come out recently in the Journal of Systematics and Evolution. In Australia there are 2655 genera of land plants...

As it is State of Origin time, I thought it would be good to stoke botanical rivalries. For the non-Australian, State of Origin is a...

Where is the China is the flora the youngest and where is it the oldest? We identify these "cradles" and "museums" of Chinese plant...

How we talk about biodiversity matters. Do we describe and compare biodiversity in meaningful ways?

Intelligent discussion of biodiversity should take into account and integrate the best available data.